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flour
[ flouuhr, flou-er ]
noun
- the finely ground meal of grain, especially the finer meal separated by bolting.
- the finely ground and bolted meal of wheat, as that used in baking.
- any finely ground meal resembling this, as of nuts or legumes: chickpea flour.
almond flour;
chickpea flour.
- a finely ground, powdery foodstuff, as of dehydrated potatoes, fish, or bananas.
- a fine, soft powder:
flour of emery.
verb (used with object)
- to grind (grain or the like) into flour.
- to sprinkle or dredge with flour:
Flour the chicken before frying.
verb (used without object)
- (of mercury) to refuse to amalgamate with another metal because of some impurity of the metal; lie on the surface of the metal in the form of minute globules.
- to disintegrate into minute particles.
flour
/ ˈڱʊə /
noun
- a powder, which may be either fine or coarse, prepared by sifting and grinding the meal of a grass, esp wheat
- any finely powdered substance
verb
- tr to make (grain) into flour
- tr to dredge or sprinkle (food or cooking utensils) with flour
- (of mercury) to break into fine particles on the surface of a metal rather than amalgamating, or to produce such an effect on (a metal). The effect is caused by impurities, esp sulphur
Derived Forms
- ˈڱdzܰ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ڱdzܰ· adjective
- ··ڱdzܰ verb
- ܲ·ڱdzܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of flour1
Example Sentences
So they want cake without having to pay for the flour, eggs and sugar.
Whisk to combine flour, soda and salt, and set aside.
Last month, Malawi blocked imports of flour, rice, ginger, bananas and maize from Tanzania, and other countries, saying this was to protect local producers.
At the end of March, all 25 bakeries supported by the WFP in Gaza were forced to close after wheat flour and cooking fuel ran out.
“The level of zeolite dusting is similar to how you would dust a countertop with flour if you were rolling dough,” he said, noting he purchased zeolite in 25-pound tubs from Home Depot.
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